And no it is not this blog's birthday (I kinda overlooked that one) but it is its owner's one who got older today...well we get older throughout the year but it is on this day that it looks more real, esp now with FB and everybody wishing you Happy Birthday there...so yeah, a kinda egotistical post this is :D
I am not into horoscopes and stuff (Astronomy is my thing, not Astrology) but then how can I ignore this absolutely cool Absolut Vodka card...cos Leos do rule after all and are the best :D
And well, a Leo is a summer month (again of course the best one). If you actually read about it, you will indeed see that when it comes to Leos, they always have the highest opinion about themselves so I have to do something here not to distort that image :))
Ok, back to seriousness.... I have never really been fond of my birthday, but esp. as I've grown older, the day has started making me really anxious and I've always tried to escape town/country so that it feels painless. Unfortunately both last and this year I haven't been able to do that so I just have to deal with it....and arghh, are birthdays really supposed to make you this nervous?!!
So, Happy Birthday Ana! Be a better person in the next 365 days, and enjoy life!
Ok, signing off. I used my opportunity for being a bit self-centered. Hugs to you all dear people!
In the spring of 1962, on 9 May, a baby came to this world that eventually grew up to a handsome man, started singing in a band and ended up changing my life forever. And that man celebrates his 54th birthday today!
Last year a man from down under asked me for swapping blank cards in an envelope...in general I reject those, but when I notice he had Depeche Mode cards for trade, my rule immediately became an exception :D And thanks to that today I can "toast" to Mr. Gahan's 54th birthday here on the blog!
Thank you Dave for all the energy and emotions ever conveyed through your or DM's songs and to the most fantastic performances on stage. However, as much as I appreciate your solo-career, nothing will ever come close to what Depeche Mode means to me :)
btw, if anyone has ever wondered the meaning behind my email address, this post may give a clue ;-)
from Gahan's last album with Soulsavers (my favourite song from it - it's what mostly resembles the darkness and beauty of DM)
Just one (shortish) post today, since this day HAS TO be commemorated, and since I have the perfect card to do so! Yup, this IS a card, especially created for me by my dear friend Ana in Belgrade <3
Do I hear some jealous threatening females voices?!!! One from Spain and the other one from Cambodia??? :P :P :P :P
Well, today, 3rd June, our boy Rafa is turning 24....age at which he has achieved so so so much more than many of his tennis counterparts...I often hear how Federer is great and how he has won xy number of titles.....BUT..when making such comparisons, people obviously seem to forget that Federer is 5 years older than Nadal and is sort of normal for him to have won more matches....except that an irony follows here, coz it is Mr. Nadal himself, with his 24 years (he actually achieved all this at 23, he is turning 24 today only), who has won 18 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments....which is a RECORD! Which is TWO more than Roger (who is 28) and ONE more than the previous record-holder, Andre Agassi, who was actually not more, not less but 33 years old when he achieved that record...so please...stop giving me your arguments of how great Federer is and how much Nadal sucks....I am not denying Federer's success...I may not like him at all, but I do have the courtesy to admit he is a great tennis player..however, if you are about to criticize Nadal, at least find me someone equal to his age, with equal experience and THEN make the comparisons....you dont have such a person? I rest my case...please call me when Nadal is 28 too
Should I mention that it was Nadal who took Wimbledon from Federer?? When everyone was sooo suspicious about how Nadal would adapt to grass, he managed to get to the finals, twice in a row, with which he proved that he can be good on grass as much as he is on clay....the next year proved to be a third luck charm and Wimbledon was in Nadal's hands....and their overall stats are 14:7 in Rafa's favour....hm!
Apologies to all the Federer fans and Nadal haters for this post, but lest not forget, this is MY blog, and MY post, so I can pretty much speak my mind, no? Feel free to write your own post about Roger or whomever else you want, and I promise i wont say a bad word there, nor will I argue....just as i WON'T allow that happen here...save the bad comments and insults for yourself please....I know this sounds harsh but i am also well aware of what this sort of posts may provoke, so this is just like a warning :) But this is Nadal's day, so let me enjoy it as I want it....and even though I dont like Federer, i DO like YOU as my friends....and you can hate Nadal to guts, but I never let that interfere in my relations with other people....just like i hate it when politics interfers too...
Right now Roland Garros is being played, where Rafa reached the semis, where he is going to play against Melzer, who rather surprised me by outlasting Novak in 5 sets....having in mind that Melzer is the oldest remaining guy in the tournament (29)...so I cant be still about his play to Nadal, even though Nadal has the 2:0 overall lead against him....Nadal is the guy who mentally is extremely strong, physically even more....I just hope and keep fingers crossed he doesnt have one of his bad days :P
Another thing that I love is that Fed is out, which means he will lose his last years points which gives Nadal the chance to come closer to regaining ATP number 1, and if he wins RG, number 1 is his! But lets not make predictions...whenever I do, they dont come true :) For those of you who follow tennis, esp. Rafa, are quite familiar with last year's events and why Rafa skipped many matches and why he played so poorly in general
Here are some stuff I wanted to share with you
a 12 year old kid, called Rafael Nadal :) isnt he cute :)
Nadal winning his 18th ATP Masters...can you just see how Federer missed that ball?????
Nadal vs Federer at Wimbledon 2008...by many considered as one of the greatest, most thrilling and most tense matches ever, interrupted by rain twice....it ate my nerves personally...but it was Nadal eventually who took the title home....I literally cried after this one (the second time i cried was when he wont the 18th ATP tournament)
I was about to speak also about Nadal's modesty and fairness in general, where he admits if the line umpires had made a mistake when calling the ball out if it was actually in....at the last Nadal-Federer meeting, when it was OBVIOUS the ball was IN, and Nadal should have won the point, Federer just raised his arms saying "i have no idea where it fell"...yeah, right....it was shown later that the ball WAS *IN* indeed, but oh well....the justice was served in the end, since Nadal won :)
And without any further ado....HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAFA!! Wishing you many many many more Happy Birthdays and MANY MANY MANY more matches and tournaments and titles!
And the greatest thanks to Ana for sending me this card in the first place and making this post possible.
And I also want to dedicate this post to my dear Nadal-friends, Zarah, with whom I often watch Nadal's matches, comment, laugh, cry, curse :P And Beatriz, with whom even though I havent been able to watch a match yet, is as supportive for Nadal as I am, and who shares with me the joys and disappointments of his matches.
Well, as you can see, today is not gonna be a regular update day, but more like a shortish post since the day itself calls for commemoration...and on the other hand i have a bad mood-swing day, so its not really advisable that i ramble here....
As the title itself tells you, this boy here has celebrated his 30th birthday today! Who would have thought...honestly, he doesnt seem 30 to me, but looks can deceive you...and lately actually ive been well deceived by certain people and their age, who either appeared much younger than they actually were...or seemed older...and it was all men...which is odd...
Anyways...i hoped that this day might be a lucky charm for Kimi boy since today were the qualifications for the Brazilian GP...but i have to be satisfied with him finishing 5th...if you watched today's qualifications, you would have been happy if your favourites were among the first 10...2 and 45 minutes of drama...probably more interesting than most of the actual races this season....and i still hope for drama tomorrow...and i wish that Button scores zero points and that Barricchelo ends among the first ones, so that we can have an even more dramatic last race, which for the first time will be held in Abu Dhabi this year (and what a coincidence, Kimi has Abu Dhabi written on his cap...)
And i can just hope that next season will be luckier for Kimi, and that in general it will be a more interesting one, coz frankly, this was the most boring one i had ever watched...and lets see if Kimi leaving Ferrari will be a good thing or no...as for tomorrow's race....im honestly indifferent...even if Kimi wins (which i doubt), its not really gonna change on the overall for him...so he just needs a fresh new start....what im really concerned for tomorrow is the Nadal-Davydenko Final in Shangai....Davydenko can be a tough opponent, and he has proved to be so against Nadal....but i truly wish Rafa plays his best tomorrow...it has been an up & down season for him and i just really love to see him back on track....so, all in all, its gonna be a sportish day tomorrow....lets hope i wont regret having spent my time watching it actually :)
and here are the stamps of this card...i wasnt really gonna show them, but i thought they were really beautiful actually...
Sorry....no regular cards today..... But i came across some of old birthday cards i have, and couldnt resist post this one....relates my sense of humour :)
It was given to me by one of my friends few years ago...for some, they may take the greeting wrong if given such a card or so...but since its someone ive known almost all my life...the joke is right on its place.....or maybe it aint a joke :)))))
either way, i just wanted to do something to commemorate the day...no parties, no cakes or stuff, im not that kind, plus ive got old for that...this is...well, perfect :)
